Digital DeconstructionJapan unleashes ‘Kuratas’, a 12-foot tall robot that fires 6,000 BBs per minute
Inspired by animated mecha, Kuratas brings the sensation of piloting a 12-foot, 4-ton, combat robot down to Earth.
Four-Ton Japanese Mega Bot Fires BBs At Smiling Humans:
“This boxy guy is called Kuratas, otherwise known as Vaudeville, and he stands 12 feet 5 inches tall. He weighs about 4.5 tons and is diesel-powered. Do not smile at him. He will shoot that grin right off your face.
It has a ride-in cockpit, a master-slave joystick and a touchscreen interface, and its arms can be controlled via Kinect, so it could be trained as a champion boxer. Its twin BB Gatling guns can fire up to 6,000 BBs per minute, according to Plastic Pals. And it fires when a small camera inside the robot detects when you smile. This is just for fun, however — Kurata says he would never want his creation to harm anyone. But it could be used for robot competitions, he said.”
You can pretend pre-order your very own Kuratas here, just don’t be disappointed when your custom killing machine never arrives.
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